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Medicomp Systems CEO David Lareau says the company's panel of clinicians creates data points that its clinical intelligence engine uses to validate ambient AI outputs and prevent incorrect data from reaching patient records.

AI policy is unfolding in real time on the local and national levels, and HIMSS' Robert Havasy says HIMSS26 provided a venue to hear about these changes from federal and state legislators.

Karie Ryan, chief nursing officer at Artisight, describes how the company's computer vision technology aims to improve patient safety and staff efficiency among providers, nurses and other care team members in the hospital setting.

AI is one of HIMSS' core focus areas, and HIMSS' Lisa Counsell says that local meetings and the upcoming AI in Healthcare Forum can help organizations better understand AI's uses and policy considerations.

Brittany Cyriacks, UCHealth clinical informatics program director, talks about how veteran virtual ICU nurses act as "angels in the sky," stepping in to help less experienced nurses spot sepsis and patient deterioration.

Joseph Brown, Davenport University chair for allied health and HIM, advises tailoring assignments to students' abilities and strengths rather than using traditional exams in multigenerational learning environments.

HIMSS' public policy principles suggest AI guardrails to keep AI safe and trustworthy and recommend that they apply across the U.S. to prevent complications for developers, says HIMSS' Jonathan French.

Sophia Brown, RN, Strategic Informatics Solutions' founder and CEO, recommends that health systems allow clinicians to test new AI tools before implementation to ensure they work well and are useful.

Dr. Matt Sakumoto, Nabla's chief clinical product officer, says he wants the next wave of AI tools to empower every member of a clinical team to collect patients' stories and follow them along their care journey.

Despite progress in using advanced analytics, Jill Seys, senior director for North America analytics at HIMSS, says that many healthcare organizations are still challenged with tailoring communications for patients.